1/51.PATIOOne of the main trends in fashionable garden planning is the presence of a cozy relaxation area, or patio. In our climate, the typical Mediterranean courtyard with a fountain, pond, pergola entwined with roses and ivy, has been somewhat transformed. However, the main principle of building a patio remains - to create an atmosphere of security, to inspire a feeling of peace, romanticism and comfort. Often the patio area is paved with terracotta tiles, wood or cement slabs. In the center of the patio there is usually a table and comfortable chairs for relaxing and dining. The patio is decorated with flower beds, vases, amphoras and pots with flowers and ornamental shrubs. A canopy is installed over the patio, along which grape vines, ivy, climbing roses are launched to create shade. Photo: ELLE Decoration2. NATURAL STYLENatural, or eco-style - is in fashion. Its essence is in the imitation of a man-made natural landscape. The economy of this trend is obvious - there is no need to buy expensive breeding varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers. Plants dug up in the nearest forest or meadow will help to create a landscape garden. You can even create a flower bed in a natural style from weeds! The main principle: imagine that you are making a carpet of colored patches or trying to imitate a colorful patterned fabric in the garden. Photo: Dreamstime.com3. APTHETIC GARDENThe fashion for natural methods of treatment has also affected the landscape of summer cottages. More and more often, vegetable gardens are set aside for medicinal and aromatic plants. Valerian, motherwort, elecampane, betony, lavender (it will have to be covered for the winter), hyssop and many other medicinal plants grow well in the middle zone. Among the herbs are chervil, cilantro, basil, mint, lemon balm, thyme and so on. Special wooden signs with the names of the planted plants will help to create the atmosphere of a real herbal garden. Photo: Vera Monakhova4. CONTAINER GARDENS One of the most relevant trends in garden design is container gardening, or, to put it simply, growing plants in vases, pots and tubs. Flower pots make it easy to decorate a patio, veranda of a country house or . Ornamental shrubs (cypress, rose), regular flowerbed flowers (petunia, begonia, daisies, pansies), herbs (lavender, rosemary, thyme) and even trees (for example, pine) feel great in above-ground pots. Thanks to its mobility, a container garden can easily be moved from the street to the indoors in the fall, but for lush flowering it requires regular fertilizing and frequent watering. One of the latest trends in container gardening is tropical lemons and oranges in tubs. Photo: Shutterstock.com 5. GARDEN SCULPTURES Interest in garden sculptures is growing in Russia every year. Not only decorative lanterns and gnomes, but also flowerpots, mini-fountains and weather vanes are increasingly appearing in gardens. A homemade wattle fence, a scarecrow and a row of sunflowers will help to add a national flavor to the garden, and old watering cans, wheelbarrows, buckets and boxes can easily be turned into flower beds, you just need to show a little imagination. For virtuosos - shrub courses and an idea for a flower bed that is a sundial. Photo: magazine "Home"
